Risk of Inability to Fully Protect Technologies and Know-How
First written in FY2016. 4 of 5 entries say "Restated". Latest entry: FY2025.
The whole theme swung hardest in 2024: 3 of 7 companies on the "Worse" side.
11 other companies' latest entry also says "Restated".
- FY2025RestatedAnnual report
「The Group works to appropriately protect its intellectual property rights and manage its know-how. However, it may be unable to effectively prevent third parties from manufacturing similar products or developing cost-competitive products by imitating the Group's technologies, which could adversely affect the Group's financial position and operating results.」
While advancing the management of intellectual property rights and know-how, the Company continues to identify the risk that it may be unable to effectively prevent technology imitation or the development of similar products. - FY2022RestatedAnnual report
「Some of the technologies independently developed by the Group may be impossible to protect through intellectual property rights or may receive only limited protection.」
The Company continues to identify the risk that its technologies and know-how cannot be fully protected through intellectual property rights. - FY2019RestatedAnnual report
「Some of the Group's proprietary technologies and know-how may, in certain circumstances, be impossible to fully protect through intellectual property rights or may receive only limited protection.」
The Company continues to disclose the risk that its technologies and know-how cannot be fully protected through intellectual property rights. - FY2017RestatedAnnual report
「Some of the Group's proprietary technologies and know-how may, in certain circumstances, be impossible to fully protect through intellectual property rights or may receive only limited protection.」
The Company continues to disclose the risk that its technologies and know-how cannot be fully protected through intellectual property rights. - FY2016First statedAnnual report
「Some of the Group's proprietary technologies and know-how may, in certain circumstances, be impossible to fully protect through intellectual property rights or may receive only limited protection.」
The Company identifies as a risk the possibility that it may be unable to effectively prevent imitation or the development of similar products.